diff --git a/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v b/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
index 158ef62461..8b34242d05 100644
--- a/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
+++ b/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ pub fn (mut app App) json_endpoint() {
 	app.vweb.json('{"a": 3}')
 }
 
-pub fn (mut app App) index() {
+pub fn (mut app App) index() vweb.Result {
 	app.cnt++
 	show := true
 	//app.vweb.text('Hello world from vweb')
 	hello := 'Hello world from vweb'
 	numbers := [1,2,3]
-	$vweb.html()
+	return $vweb.html()
 }
 
 pub fn (mut app App) text() {
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index f12428f98d..152928ef27 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -518,14 +518,6 @@ pub:
 	pos      token.Position
 }
 
-/*
-pub struct ReturnStmt {
-pub:
-	tok_kind token.Kind // or pos
-	results  []Expr
-	pos      token.Position
-}
-*/
 // #include etc
 pub struct HashStmt {
 pub:
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 9f2f7e3638..abe4d7c28c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1929,7 +1929,8 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) expr(node ast.Expr) table.Type {
 				c.nr_warnings += c2.nr_warnings
 				c.nr_errors += c2.nr_errors
 			}
-			return table.void_type
+			return c.table.find_type_idx('vweb.Result')
+			// return table.void_type
 		}
 		ast.ConcatExpr {
 			return c.concat_expr(mut node)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 27af60e22f..3848d9eda6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -2296,6 +2296,14 @@ fn (mut g Gen) return_statement(node ast.Return) {
 		g.writeln('return 0;')
 		return
 	}
+	if node.exprs.len > 0 {
+		// skip `retun $vweb.html()`
+		if node.exprs[0] is ast.ComptimeCall {
+			g.expr(node.exprs[0])
+			g.writeln(';')
+			return
+		}
+	}
 	// got to do a correct check for multireturn
 	sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(g.fn_decl.return_type)
 	fn_return_is_multi := sym.kind == .multi_return
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/comptime.v b/vlib/v/gen/comptime.v
index c40114437f..e3d91e3b19 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/comptime.v
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ fn (g &Gen) comptime_call(node ast.ComptimeCall) {
 	}
 	g.writeln('// $' + 'method call. sym="$node.sym.name"')
 	mut j := 0
+	result_type := g.table.find_type_idx('vweb.Result')
+	println('!!!!! $result_type')
 	for method in node.sym.methods {
-		if method.return_type != table.void_type {
+		// if method.return_type != table.void_type {
+		if method.return_type != result_type {
 			continue
 		}
 		// receiver := method.args[0]
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ fn (g &Gen) comptime_call(node ast.ComptimeCall) {
 			g.write(' else ')
 		}
 		g.write('if (string_eq($node.method_name, tos_lit("$method.name"))) ')
-		g.write('${node.sym.name}_$method.name ($amp ')
+		g.write('${node.sym.name}_${method.name}($amp ')
 		g.expr(node.left)
 		g.writeln(');')
 		j++
@@ -46,29 +49,21 @@ fn (g &Gen) comptime_call(node ast.ComptimeCall) {
 fn (mut g Gen) comp_if(it ast.CompIf) {
 	ifdef := g.comp_if_to_ifdef(it.val, it.is_opt)
 	if it.is_not {
-		g.writeln('\n// \$if !${it.val} {\n#ifndef ' + ifdef)
+		g.writeln('\n// \$if !$it.val {\n#ifndef ' + ifdef)
 	} else {
-		g.writeln('\n// \$if  ${it.val} {\n#ifdef ' + ifdef)
+		g.writeln('\n// \$if  $it.val {\n#ifdef ' + ifdef)
 	}
 	// NOTE: g.defer_ifdef is needed for defers called witin an ifdef
 	// in v1 this code would be completely excluded
-	g.defer_ifdef = if it.is_not {
-		'\n#ifndef ' + ifdef
-	} else {
-		'\n#ifdef ' + ifdef
-	}
+	g.defer_ifdef = if it.is_not { '\n#ifndef ' + ifdef } else { '\n#ifdef ' + ifdef }
 	// println('comp if stmts $g.file.path:$it.pos.line_nr')
 	g.stmts(it.stmts)
 	g.defer_ifdef = ''
 	if it.has_else {
 		g.writeln('\n#else')
-		g.defer_ifdef = if it.is_not {
-			'\n#ifdef ' + ifdef
-		} else {
-			'\n#ifndef ' + ifdef
-		}
+		g.defer_ifdef = if it.is_not { '\n#ifdef ' + ifdef } else { '\n#ifndef ' + ifdef }
 		g.stmts(it.else_stmts)
 		g.defer_ifdef = ''
 	}
-	g.writeln('\n// } ${it.val}\n#endif\n')
+	g.writeln('\n// } $it.val\n#endif\n')
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
index c6f034d4f5..457d6e70c4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) expr(precedence int) ast.Expr {
 			// .enum_val
 			node = p.enum_val()
 		}
+		.dollar {
+			if p.peek_tok.kind == .name {
+				return p.vweb()
+			} else {
+				p.error('unexpected $')
+			}
+		}
 		.chartoken {
 			node = ast.CharLiteral{
 				val: p.tok.lit
diff --git a/vlib/vweb/vweb.v b/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
index 2ddb4297ee..00c2b4be3c 100644
--- a/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
+++ b/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ pub mut:
 	done bool
 }
 
+pub struct Result {}
+
 fn (mut ctx Context) send_response_to_client(mimetype string, res string) bool {
 	if ctx.done { return false }
 	ctx.done = true
@@ -372,6 +374,7 @@ pub fn (mut ctx Context) handle_static(directory_path string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) serve_static(url, file_path, mime_type string) {
 	ctx.static_files[url] = file_path
 	ctx.static_mime_types[url] = mime_type